Buckle.



J. F. HARTNETT.

BUCKLE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 18, 1912.

Patented July 28, 1914.

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STTES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN F. HARTNETT, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR, TO THE WARNER BROTHERS COMPANY, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CON- NECTIOUT.

BUCKLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedJuly 28, 1914:.

Application filed April 18, 1912. Serial No. 691,568.

than heretofore, more economical in the stringing of the webbing and quite as ef-v fective in operation.

In the following I have described, in connection with the accompanying drawings, a form of buckle with a modification, illustrating the manner of practising my invention, the features thereof being more particularly pointed out hereinafter in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a form of buckle illustrating my invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section of the form of buckle shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the same with the loop at right angles to the body portion of the buckle; Fig. 4 illustrates a way of stringing the buckle shown in Fig. 1 with webbing; Fig. 5 is a vertical cross section of a modification; Fig. 6 is a perspective view of another modification; and Fig. 7 is an end view of the structure shown in Fig. 6.

Similar numerals of reference indicate similar parts throughout the several views.

The buckle is shown as comprising a slotted plate having top and bottom bars 8 and 9 respectively, in the same plane, connected by end portions 10, and a central bar 11 preferably depressed beneath the plane of bars 8 and 9; the bars 8, 9 and 11 may all be arranged in substantially the same plane as shown in Fig. 5. The top bar 8 is provided with a rearwardly extending deflecting member 12, preferably rounded at its inner edge and the lower bar 9 is provided with a plurality of backwardly turned teeth 13, preferably extending substantially at right angles to the bar 9, as shown in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive. The top bar 8 is provided with sockets 16, 16 in which is pivoted a loop 17, the deflecting member 12 being shown as located between the sockets 16, 16 and extending rearwardly beyond the plane of the sockets. This is clearly shown in under tension.

Fig. 3. The deflecting member 12 may extend rearwardly more or less than shown and hence serve to deflect the running length of the webbing more or less. The teeth 13 are preferably sharp and the eflect of putting strain on the buckle is'such that it drives the teeth into the webbing.

In stringing the buckle one end of webbing 14 is passed through loop 17, preferably from back to front, and secured back upon itself by stitches 15. The other end, or running end of the webbing, is passed upward back of bar 9 and teeth 13, over bar "11 back through loop 17 and up over bar 8 and deflecting member 12.

It will be observed that by means of the deflecting member an additional leverage is obtained to press the teeth on the back of the lower bar into the webbing when the same is It will also be observed that the pivoted loop assists in giving a leverage or deflection to the webbing and that because of the loop the buckle takes less webbing to thread than heretofore, because the loop can be turned up and the webbing stitched closely thereto by sewing machine, or otherwise.

The bar 11 may be depressed from the plane of the other bars or not, as may be desirable. I have found that it is desirable to depress the bar when thick webbing is used, rather than to widen the slots and that with thin webbing a buckle such as is shown in Fig. 5 is desirable.

My new buckle is extremely easy to adjust as, when not under tension, the buckle slides freely on the webbing. The garment of the wearer, if the buckle is used in connection with suspenders, or the skin, if the buckle is used on a hose supporter, is protected from the metallic buckle and moisture from the body is prevented from causing the buckle to rust.

In the form of buckle illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7 a finger piece 18 is shown depending from and forming a part of the buckle proper. In this form the teeth 13 are shown as sheared down from the substance of the finger piece adjacent the lower slot, such construction being the equivalent of the other forms hereinabove described. The finger piece 18 is practically an extension of the lower bar 9.

As it is obvious that the form and details of the parts may be widely varied, I do not restrict myself to the forms and details shown and described further than the scope of the appended claims demand.

WVhat I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with a buckle comprising a slotted plate having end members, a top member, a bottom member and an intermediate member, of a rearwardly eXtending socket at each end of said top member and integral therewith, a deflecting member member intermediate said sockets extending rearwardly beyond said sockets, a loop member pivoted in said sockets and adapted when under strain to bear against said intermediate member and rearwardly extending teeth on said bottom member.

3. The combination with a buckle comprising a slotted plate having end members, a top member, a bottom member and an intermediate member, of a rearwardly extending socket at each end of said top member and integral therewith, a deflecting member integral with said top member intermediate said sockets, a loop member pivoted in said sockets and a rearwardly extending friction member on said bottom member.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN F. HARTNETT.

Witnesses:

LUOIEN T. VARNER, W. B. ALLEN.

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